Setup Guide for Supercard DSONEi Mini for 3DS 3.0.0-6 & DSi 1.4.3
Important:
Please note that not every Supercard DSONEi Mini needs firmware fix!
Please follow the Supercard DSONEi Mini Driver Setup Guide to setup the card first.
If you get the error message like this :
An error has occured. Press and hold the POWER Button to turn the system off. Please refer to the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for details.
Please check the firmware version of your DSi or 3DS according to these two steps:
- Click SETTING (with the Tool Icon) on the main menu
- Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says VER 1.x.x
Then choose the correspondent firmware fix guide below to upgrade your Supercard DSONEi Mini to be compatible with your DS console.
Content List:
- DS Compatibility
- Preparation
- Hardware
- Software
- Installation
- FAQ
DS Compatibility
The following consoles are supported: DS, DS Lite, DSi , DSi XL & 3DS.
For DSi & DSi XL, the supported firmware versions are: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 & 1.4.3
For 3DS, the supported firmware version is: 1.0.0, 1.1.0-1, 2.0.0-2, 2.1.0-3, 2.1.0-4, 2.2.0-4, 3.0.0-5 & 3.0.0-6
Preparation (Checklist Before Installation)
Hardware
1 x DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL / 3DS
1 x Supercard DSONEi Mini Card (Slot-1)
1 x USB micro SD memory card readers/writers
1 x Micro SD/SDHC Memory Card
Software (Please Click the Driver/Firmware Name for the Latest Download
| Firmware Fix for 3DS v3.0.0-6 & DSi 1.4.3 | dsoneimini_update_eng_3dsv2204 |
| Driver / Kernel | DSONEmini_Evolution_V1.0_eng_20110427 |
| Official website | www.supercard.sc |
Installation
Format a Micro SD/SDHC Card
- Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
- Using Panasonic Memory Cards Format Software
- Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
After inserting the Micro SD/SDHC card into the card reader, go to My Computer.
b) Right click the driver representing the Micro SD/SDHC card memory card.
c) Choose Format
d) Click Start to format the memory card in FAT32
Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Software
Note:
If your memory cards have capacity bigger than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards Format Software.
If your memory cards have capacity equal or smaller than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC Memory Cards Format Software.
Detailed guide is available from the SD Association here. [http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/]
- Insert SD/SDHC Memory Card into reader/writer.
- Click on [Start], point to [All Programs] -> [Panasonic] -> [SD Formatter VX.X], and click on [SD Formatter VX.X].
- “X.X” means the version number of SD Memory Card Formatting Software.
- If “User Account Control” window is displayed on the screen, please click on [Arrow].
- The main window is displayed on the screen.
- Select the target drive by drive list and check SD/SDHC Memory Card size.
- Click on [Format].
- After clicking on it, confirmation window is displayed on the screen. Here, if [OK] is clicked, this software executes the format operation. On the contrary, if [Cancel] is clicked, this software cancels the format operation and returns to the main window.
- The following status window is displayed on the screen during the format operation.
Note: [Cancel] on this window is available only if either “FULL (Erase ON)” or “FULL (Erase OFF)” is selected as format type option. If “QUICK” is selected as format type option, this button is not available. - After the format operation completion, click [OK] and remove the Memory Card from your PC.
- Reinsert the memory card to the PC to start using the memory card.
Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
- Plug your memory card reader into a USB port on your Mac. Insert the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card into the memory card reader's Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC slot, and the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card will mount on your Mac desktop.
- In an open Finder window, single-click "Applications" in the Side-Bar and scroll down to find the Utilities folder. Find Disk Utility in the Utilities folder and double-click the "Disk Utility" application to launch it.
- In the opened Disk Utility application, single-click to select the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card in the left-hand Drives column. Then, single-click to select the "Erase" button in the top row of radio buttons. Select the format MS-DOS (FAT) to format the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card on the "Volume Format" pop-up button. When you have finished selecting the formatting options, click "Erase."
- A new dialogue box will pop up in "Disk Utility," asking if you are sure you wish to erase the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card. Caution: Erasing the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card will permanently erase any files. Make sure you have backed up any file you wish to keep. To continue with the formatting process, click "Erase."
- Once the Micro SD/SDHC card / Micro SD/SDHC cardHC card has been erased, it will mount on your Mac desktop just as any other removable drive.
Supercard DSONEi Mini Firmware Fix for 3DS 3.0.0-6 & DSi / DSi XL 1.4.3
Important: if you want to update you DSONEi mini to be compatible with 3DS 3.0.0-5, you will need to use a DS Lite console or a DSi / DSi XL console with firmware version lower than 1.4.3 or 3DS with firmware version lower than 2.2.0-4 to do the update. Please take note, the firmware is different from the driver.
Please follow the simple upgrade guide to to the upgrade.
1. Unzip the file downloaded (using Winrar) on your PC
- Winrar can be downloaded from www.download.com by searching for Winrar at the Search.
- Unzip the files mentioned under the Software Preparation above, you will have:
| dsoneimini_update_eng_3dsv2204 | DSONEminiEvolution1.0_eng_20110427 |
| dsonei_update_eng.nds |
_dsone readme_eng.txt SCFW.SC |
2. Select all the above four unzipped files and simply drag them onto the root of the micro SD / SDHC card after you have formatted the SD / SDHC card in FAT 32.
3. Plug in the Micro SD / SDHC to the Supercard DSONEi Mini. Insert the Supercard DSONEi mini with the micro SD / SDHC into the slot 1 of the DS console. Turn on the DS console.
4. Select the “dsonei_upd” icon on the main operating system
5. When you see the following, please follow the instruction to press B to continue.
6. The following screen shows that the update has started. It will erase the data first before writing the data.
7. The following screen shows that the update has been completed. Congratulation! Restart your DS now.
8. Once the upgrade is done, the icon will change into the following one.
DSONEi Driver Setup Guide
- Unzip the files downloaded (using Winrar) on your PC
- Winrar can be downloaded from www.download.com by searching for Winrar at the Search.
- Unzip the file DSONEmini_Evolution_v1.0_eng_20110427, you will get:
DSONE_mini_Evolution_V1.0_eng_20110427 _dsone
SCFW.SC
readme_eng.txt
- Now copy the all the above three files to the root folder of the Micro SD /SDHC memory card.
- Copy your own files, including music, movies, pictures and other data to the Micro SD/SDHC memory card.
- Plug in the Micro SD/SDHC to the Supercard DSONEi. Insert the Supercard DSONEi with the microSD into the slot 1 of the DS console. Turn on the DS console.
- For DS & DS Lite, you will see the WARNING – HEALTH AND SAFETY message. Touch the touch screen or press button A to continue.
- Wait for a few seconds for the DSONE EOS to load.
- Congratulation if you have come this far as you have successfully set up your Supercard DSONE. There you go. Enjoy your DS with the multimedia functions.
FAQ
Q:How to upgrade DSONEi mini firmware?
A:Use a DS or DSL can upgrade DSONEi firmware.
Q:How to upgrade DSONEi mini without the firmware writer?
A:Use a DS or DSL can upgrade DSONEi firmware.
